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TIL While painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo wrote a poem about the physical toll it took on him.

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rYd1 TIL Abraham Lincoln wanted to ship freed black slaves away from the US to British colonies in the Caribbean even in the final months of his life.
MJ8B TIL Vikings used ravens to navigate. They brought ravens aboard their ships, then released them and sailed in the same direction to find land. The raven was so important to them that it became the symbol on their flag.
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